Collection Summary
Information for Researchers
Scope and Content
Collection Summary
Collection Title: University of California. Office of the President
Records: Permanent Files,
Date (inclusive): 1952-1975
Collection Number: CU-5, Series
8
Creator:
University of California (System). Office of the President
Extent:
159 cartons
(198.75 linear feet)
Repository: The Bancroft Library. University Archives.
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Abstract: Series 8 of the Records of the Office of the President
consists of 'permanent' or policy files from the period 1952-1975, the
administrations of Clark Kerr and Charles J. Hitch.
Physical Location: For current information on the location of these
materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Languages Represented:
English
Information for Researchers
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for
permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to
the Head of Public Services. Permission for publication is given on behalf of
The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to
include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained
by the reader.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], University of California. Office of the President
Records: permanent files, CU-5, Series 8, University Archives, The Bancroft
Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Related Collections
Identifier/Call Number: CU-5 Series 5 and 6:
Title: University of California (System). Office of the President. Routine
files, 1958-1967 and Routine files, 1968-1975.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
University of California (System). Office of the President--Archives
University of California (System)--Administration
Scope and Content
The Office of the President is the highest administrative office of the University of
California system and therefore these records document all facets of the operation
of the university. Despite the fact that during this period the responsibility for
many campus functions was delegated to the chancellor of each campus, these records
remain critical for the study of the overall policies and practices of the
university.
Series 8 Description
Series 8 of the Records of the Office of the President consists of
'permanent' or policy files from the period 1952-1975, the administrations
of Clark Kerr and Charles J. Hitch.
With the Kerr administration, an entirely new filing system was adopted, the
major feature of which was to divide materials between 'Routine' and
'Permanent' files. The routine files consist mainly of memoranda,
correspondence, reports which lead up to a policy decision; the policy
itself is usually reflected in these 'Permanent' files. To get a complete
picture of a particular action it is sometimes necessary to review both sets
of files
These files were transferred to University Archives in September 1996, along
with the "Routine" files for the Hitch administration, which will be found
as Series 6 of this record group. The routine files from the Kerr
administration had previously been transferred to University Archives and
are described as Series 5 of this record group.
The inventory that follows is in file number order, as created in the Office of the
President.